Rules for Forum Roleplaying ~ READ!

Site Rules Still Apply:Please follow all site rules in your posts. Be kind and courteoustoward other members, no chatspeak, etc.... Your characters can bewhoever you like, but you yourself must follow the rules when out ofcharacter. Remember to use the Edit button on your posts if you havesomething to add or change - no double-posting.

Restrictions: As these forums encourage creative output, it is for the most part, uncensored. You are, however, NOT allowed to post graphic sexual content! This will not be tolerated!

Out of Character: Please denote Out of Character(OOC) text in your posts clearly by using ((Double Parentheses)) aroundany OOC text. Please keep OOC stuff to a minimum. Most posts in this forum should be in character, and all postsshould be on topic.

Pictures in Posts: You may use pictures in yourposts if you choose, but keep in mind they will be auto-resized accordingly to fit the site's layout. Pictures MUST be hosted elsewhere at a site like photobucket.com where youcan upload your pictures and link to them using the img tags.

Leaving an RP in Progress: If you need to withdrawfrom a roleplay in progress, please finish up with a final post toremove your character from the action. If something comes up in reallife and you cannot even come up with a final post, at least post OOCso people know you will no longer be participating and can continuewithout you. Don't leave your fellow players hanging.

Rules for Playing:

Completed vs. Uncompleted Actions:Whether you are playing with a GM or freeform, it is best that playersphrase their actions toward other players as uncompleted. That way,either the GM may confirm the action was completed successfully, orother players involved can confirm the action was completed with theirpost. For example... an uncompleted action would be, "Shelley pulledthe gun from her purse, aimed at Roger, and pulled the trigger." Thecompleted version of that action would be, "Shelley pulled the gun fromher purse and shot Roger." With the uncompleted action, your GM (orwhoever is playing Roger, if you're playing freeform) can choosewhether Shelley actually hit him or missed. In the completed action,Shelley's player has decided that Roger got shot... when this may notbe where the GM or Roger's player wished to go with the situation.

No Godmoding (God-mode-ing): This is related tothe above completed/uncompleted actions... Imagine if Roger, in thatsituation, decided he didn't get hit by Shelley's bullet... and thendidn't get hit the next time someone shot at him, or took a swing athim, and then leapt off a three story building without getting hurt, oralways wins in every fight. Characters without flaws or weaknesses areboring, and being invincible isn't fair to the other players. Playingyour character as one of these untouchables is called godmoding, and isconsidered Very Bad Form by most players. If you're playing a freeformgame, remember to get hit once in a while, and allow your character tobe flawed and fallible.

No Godmodding (God-modding): Similar to godmoding,but on a larger scale, godmodding occurs when a player steps beyondtheir bounds of control in a roleplay, taking the reins of otherplayers' characters, rewriting previous events, or changing thesetting. Generally, the only participant who is allowed to do this isthe GM, if you have one, to get events back on track or to fix thingsthat happened with players completing actions they shouldn't have. Ifyou are playing freeform, godmodding is generally not allowed unlessagreed to by everyone involved OOC, on a case-by-case basis.

Starting New RP Threads:

Solos: You may do a solo RP (single-characterstory with a single player) if you so choose, creating a new post with"Solo" in the subject line. Solos can be helpful especially for newplayers in exploring the personality of a new character, getting intotheir heads, and getting feedback on your writing, and generallycharacters that do solos will eventually be incorporated into groupRPs. If you see someone doing a good solo, feel free to invite theminto a new or existing RP if you think their style is compatible withyours.

GM or Freeform: Roleplays may be guided by a GM(game master) or may be completely freeform. When you are starting anew thread for a new RP, please be clear which of these you are doing,if there are any other rules and guidelines you wish players to followfor your RP, and explain clearly what you have in mind.

When to Make a New RP Thread: Please look throughexisting RP threads to see if there is one that fits something youwould like to play (and whether it is still open for new players)before creating a new post and opening it up for a new RP session. NewRPs should have a solid theme, setting, and reason for being separatefrom existing RPs. New RPs that do not follow these guidelines may beclosed or deleted.